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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I add an external tool on a Lessons page?</h1></div>
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    <p>Instructors can add links to external tools, or LTI items, on a Lessons page. This allows instructors to seamlessly incorporate content from third party applications within the site. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Lessons.</h2>
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    <p>If you titled your page something other than <em>Lessons</em>, select the title of the page as it appears in your Tool Menu.</p>
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    <p>Click on the Lessons page title in the Tool Menu to display the page. </p>
<p><em>Note: The default or blank Lessons page contains text and images that explain the basic functionality of the Lessons tool.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Add Content, and then select Add External Tool.</h2>
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    <p>From the<strong> Add Content</strong> drop-down menu, select <strong>Add External Tool</strong>.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify the external tool.</h2>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select a tool from items already configured for your institution.</h3>
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    <p>If your institution has already configured one or more external tools at the system level, you may choose from any of the tools listed here. </p>
<p>To add it to the Lessons page, click on the tool title.</p>
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    <h4 class="step-title screensteps-heading">And then click Save.</h4>
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    <h4 class="step-title screensteps-heading">The external tool will now appear on the Lessons page.</h4>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Or, click Manage or Install Tools to add a new tool.</h3>
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    <p>If there are no system level tools, or the tool you would like to add does not appear in the list, click on the <strong>Manage or Install Tools</strong> link to configure a new tool for your site only.</p>
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    <h4 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Install LTI 1.1 Tool.</h4>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter a tool title.</h5>
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    <p>This is the title of the link as it will display on your Lessons page.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Choose whether or not the title can be changed.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Choose a custom icon. (Optional)</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter the button text.</h5>
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    <p>This is the title of the tool as it will display if added to the Tool Menu in the site.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Choose whether or not the button text can be changed.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add a description of the external tool.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify whether or not the tool is enabled.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter the Launch URL.</h5>
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    <p>The Launch URL is provided by the external tool application provider.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify whether or not the launch URL can be changed.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter the Launch Key.</h5>
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    <p>The launch key is provided by the external tool application provider. It is unique to you.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify whether or not the launch key can be changed. </h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter the Launch Secret.</h5>
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    <p>The launch secret is provided by the external tool application provider. The launch secret is a unique value.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify whether or not the launch secret can be changed.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter Frame Height. (Optional)</h5>
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    <p>Enter a specific frame height if desired. Otherwise, leave blank to use the default height.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select the tool order. (Optional)</h5>
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    <p>If you want the tool to appear in a specific order, use the up and down arrows to select the order. Otherwise, leave blank to use the default order.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify whether or not the frame height can be changed.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Choose whether or not you want the configuration dialog to display when the tool is selected.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify Privacy settings.</h5>
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    <p>Check the boxes next to the settings you want to enable. </p>
<p><em>Note: Most LTI tools require user names if there is a grade associated with the activity.</em></p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify Services.</h5>
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    <p>Check the boxes next to the services you want to enable. </p>
<p><em>Note: If you plan to collect grade information, be sure to select <strong>Allow External Tool to return grades</strong>.</em></p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify Content Item Selection launches.</h5>
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    <p><em>Note: Be sure to check to see if your external tool is capable of Content Item launches before selecting those options, as not all tools support this type of launch.</em></p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify Popup preference.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Specify Debug preference.</h5>
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    <p>Launching in debug mode is typically only used for advanced troubleshooting or application development purposes.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Custom launch parameters. (Optional)</h5>
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      <img src="https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/318/258/original/a262f5ea-bf1e-4e0e-a427-4648254cd8c8.png" alt="Custom launch parameters. (Optional)" height="185" width="349">
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    <p>If you would like to add custom launch parameters, you may do so here.</p>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Splash Screen. (Optional)</h5>
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      <img src="https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/318/234/original/103b6fa8-6d78-4a6c-8d9f-d3c8f9cf0c32.png" alt="Splash Screen. (Optional)" height="152" width="502">
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    <p>If you would like to display custom text to users before they are redirected to the external tool, you may enter it here.</p>
<p><em>Note: This field is plain text only. HTML is not allowed.</em></p>
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        <div class="step screensteps-section screensteps-depth-4" id="click-save-to-save-your-tool-configuration-settings">
    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Save to save your tool configuration settings.</h5>
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    <h5 class="step-title screensteps-heading">The new tool will now appear in the list when you go to Lessons &gt; Add External Tool.</h5>
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